Government Issues

Report: Alabama not funding public transportation

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — According to an Alabama State University's Center for Leadership and Public Policy study, Alabama is currently one of five states that do not provide funds to municipalities for public transportation, the Birmingham Business Journal reported.

The report claims a lack of investment in public transit results in the isolation of people who do not have the means to access private vehicles. Tens of thousands of Alabamians lack access to vehicles, forcing them to depend on friends and family for transportation, or on sparse and underfunded local bus systems. For the full story, click here.

Will include a 90-day temporary waiver from the ELD requirement for transporters of agricultural commodities, formal guidance specifically pertaining to the existing Hours-of-Service exemption for the agricultural industry, and guidance on the “personal conveyance” provision.